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Why people really do what they do.

Motives quotes question whether people's stated reasons for acting are ever the real ones, opening with the sharp claim that what people Believe drives their conduct is often just a convenient excuse. Another insists real convictions should never be sold or bargained for.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Conduct
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Nov 07, 2020

What we believe to be the motives of our conduct are usually but the pretexts for it.

Quotes by Miguel de Unamuno

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Nov 07, 2020

Principles, convictions and motives are neither sold nor bargained for!

Quotes by Joseph Pulitzer

Nov 07, 2020

It's the millenium, motives are incidental.

Quotes by Jamie Kennedy

Nov 07, 2020

For months, Obama administration officials attacked Snowden's motives and said the work of the NSA was distorted by selective leaks and misinterpretations.

Quotes by Barton Gellman

Nov 07, 2020

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

Quotes by Albert Ellis

A topical quote describes how Obama Administration officials publicly attacked Edward Snowden's motives, framing his leaks as distorted rather than addressing them directly. A closing line adds a cynical note, calling motives merely incidental now.

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